Heart Health News

April 03, 2013

(HealthDay News) -- Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory
bowel disease that can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the large
intestine. When it flares, making changes to your diet may help
ease symptoms.

WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although doctors treating
people with lung cancer are aware of the importance of kicking the
smoking habit, most don't routinely offer this type of assistance
to their patients, according to new research.

WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- There were about 4,300
fewer than expected cases of cancer among people in Sacramento
County, Calif., in the two decades after the closure of the Rancho
Seco nuclear reactor, according to a new study.

WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Many doctors and nurses
in U.S. emergency rooms don't ask suicidal patients if they have
access to guns, even though guns are used in more than half of all
suicides in the country.